Check & Mate He will never hear that

He will never hear that from me

Kris might be in some trouble

Flipping Blackleaf Manor already feels impossible

Once a promising alchemist

Peter isn’t completely harmless—he is fanged

Check & Mate He will never hear thatIn this clever and swoonworthy YA debut from the New York Times bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis, lifes moving pieces bring rival chess players together in a match for the heart. Mallory Greenleaf is done with chess. Every move counts nowadays; after the sport led to the destruction of her family four years earlier, Mallorys focus is on her mom, her sisters, and the dead end job that keeps the lights on. That is, until she begrudgingly agrees